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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 28:11
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, etc.] The breadth, and length, and height of it, which was to be placed at the east end of the temple, and was the entrance into it: and, of the houses thereof; the holy place, and the most holy, which latter is called the greater house, (<140305>2 Chronicles 3:5), and of the treasures; where things belonging to the temple were laid up, the priests’ vestments, and other things: and of the upper chambers; where the priests lay or met for conversation, (<243502>Jeremiah 35:2 <440113>Acts 1:13). and of the inner parlours thereof; where the priests ate of the holy things; all these seem to he buildings against the wall of the temple round about, (<110605>1 Kings 6:5) and of the place of the mercy seat: the holy of holies, where that, with the cherubim over it, and the ark under it, were placed. Ver. 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, etc.] By the Spirit of God, who gave him the whole form of the temple, and all things relative to it; just as God showed to Moses the pattern of the tabernacle in the mount; the Targum is, by the spirit of prophecy that was with him. The Jews suppose that Samuel the prophet was first made acquainted with it, and he made it known to David: of the courts of the house of the Lord: the outward court, the court of the priests, etc. and of all the chambers round about: (see <110605>1 Kings 6:5) of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things; of the difference of which, (see <132620>1 Chronicles 26:20).
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